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en How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.blackstarnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Lee.jpg" width="240" height="210" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em><strong>Lee Hamilton, former member of Congress</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>[Op-Ed: National]</strong></p>
<p>Deeply unpopular and flagrantly unproductive, Congress is on its August recess right now. It won’t return until Sept. 9, after a five-week recess, leaving itself just a few days to settle issues like raising the debt ceiling and passing a federal budget. Here are some things you should know about where it stands at this stage of the game:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/divided-congress.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Divided Congress</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/obamacare.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">ObamaCare</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/debt-ceiling.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Debt Ceiling</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/grand-bargain.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Grand Bargain</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/john-boehner.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">John Boehner</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/nra.html" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">NRA</a></div></div></div><span st_url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress st_title=' How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?' class='st_twitter_large' displaytext="Tweet"></span><span st_url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress st_title=' How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?' class='st_facebook_large' displaytext="Facebook"></span><span st_url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress st_title=' How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?' class='st_yahoo_large' displaytext="Yahoo"></span><span st_url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress st_title=' How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?' class='st_email_large' displaytext="Email"></span><span st_url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/how-can-we-run-the-country-with-such-a-divided-no-compromise-allowed-congress st_title=' How Can We Run The Country With Such A Divided 'No-Compromise-Allowed' Congress?' class='st_sharethis_large' displaytext="ShareThis"></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:'dr-fd132528-2153-3bb5-9c7e-e6291fe0de58'});</script>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:30:51 +0000Lee Hamilton632 at http://www.blackstarnews.com